Yelp Almost Got Me Beaten Up

In the summer of 2011, I’m pretty sure that I made social media history. I got a marketing internship with Yelp, which must’ve made made me the oldest Internet intern EVER at the age of 34. In a field with CEOs in their 20s, I think that intern positions are most often given to middle schoolers, or at least college students like some of my fellow interns.

As part of my internship, I got the snazzy I * NY shirt that you see at the right. The shirt’s just for Yelp employees, and we wore it when we worked at events. The asterisk-looking symbol is the Yelp Burst, a part of their logo.  Continue reading

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One Truth That’s Taught Me Patience with the Cool Bros

Cool Boy reached his most rebellious stage a few months ago, but things have mellowed out here, thanks be to God. He still has his moments, and I’m not surprised. He turns 5 this month and is becoming more independent with every day that passes. We may have turned the corner on rebellion, though, and we just might be at the stage where I can entrust CB with my daily administrative affairs. That would be awesome.

But I’m not in the clear yet. Cool Newbie’s about to turn 2, and dude is a spitfire. He’s not (too) destructive or (too) violent, but he has more of an attitude than his big bro did. He’s likely trying to establish street cred and respect since he’s literally the newbie around the Cool Household.  Continue reading

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Could the Cool Bros Be Models? [photos]

new york parenting blog - cool bros on the couchWhen Cool Boy was a baby, people gushed over how cute he was; some went as far as to say that he was one of the cutest babies they’d ever seen. That may have been a line that they used to get in our good graces, but I fell for it anyway.

I wanted CB to model (a.k.a. start making the Cool Fam some money with his good looks). However, we lived in Gainesville, FL, and as far as I knew, modeling opportunities for kids were few.

Once we moved to New York City, with its endless opportunities, we still didn’t try to get CB to model. It had something (or everything) to do with the early morning auditions and the metric ton of kids that we’re sure were competing for each shoot.  Continue reading

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Will the Real AWSC Please Stand Up?

In my years of observation from an outside perspective, it seems that Cool People know about stuff. Like if you mention something, they don’t scratch their heads with a “HUH?” They know what you’re talking about and just nod coolly.

And when Cool People talk to each other, they use cool things like nicknames and acronyms because they know what they’re talking about and don’t have to explain every little thing.

I’ve long touted AWSC as an acronym for this blog, just like a Cool Person would. I doubted there would be any confusion; how many AWSCs could there be? Google gave me the answer: a lot.

Our little blog is basically nowhere to be found in a Google search for ‘AWSC’. Maybe I should jump ship to one of these other AWSC websites.  Continue reading

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Visiting Orlando, Part 3: Churches

photo: Val Entertainment on Flickr

I missed my home church in NYC, Trinity Grace Church, but had a great time visiting a different church every week in Orlando over Christmas break. It is fascinating to see how different congregations worship the same God in their services.

Here are highlights from each of the visits:

Christ Church Orlando

I arrived late and left early, and it was their Christmas play, but really appreciated the short videos where members of the congregation shared personal stories of God’s power.  Continue reading

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